Australia targets offshore wagering threat with major sporting events on horizon

<ul><li><p>Sports integrity experts to improve collaboration to combat illegal betting</p></li><li><p>Women’s Asian Cup is next global event to come with increased risk</p></li></ul><p>The threat of organised crime and the emergence of new offshore wagering havens in tiny jurisdictions such as Vanuatu will be a focus of Australia’s largest gathering of sports integrity professionals this week, as the nation prepares to host at least one major international sporting event each year in the run up to the 2032 Brisbane Games.</p><p>Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) will bring together the codes, law enforcement agencies and wagering companies with the goal of establishing a major events taskforce on Wednesday, following<strong> </strong>a separate Victoria Police summit on Tuesday featuring 200-plus integrity experts.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/oct/14/australia-sport-integrity-experts-target-offshore-wagering-threat-major-sporting-events">Continue reading...</a>